Brakes • CREEP: When close to, or at, a complete to do so can result in serious damage, stop, the motor continues to apply torque, injury, or death. moving Model X slowly forward (in Drive) Warning: Do not rely on regenerative or backwards (in Reverse), similar to a braking and your chosen Stopping Mode conventional vehicle with an automatic to keep you and your vehicle safe. Various transmission. In some situations, such as factors such as driving with a heavy on a steep hill or driveway, you may need vehicle load, on a steep hill, or on wet or to press the accelerator pedal to continue icy roads affect deceleration rate and the moving or to prevent Model X from distance at which Model 3 will come to a moving in the opposite direction. stop. Drive attentively and always stay Warning: Never rely on CREEP to prepared to use the brake pedal to stop apply enough torque to prevent your as appropriate based on traffic and road vehicle from rolling down a hill. conditions. Always press the brake pedal to Warning: Forward Collision Warning and remain stopped or the accelerator Automatic Emergency Braking do not pedal to proceed up the hill. Failure to operate when driving at very low speeds do so can result in property damage (see Collision Avoidance Assist on page and/or a collision. 124). Do not rely on these features to • HOLD: Maximizes range and reduces warn you, or to prevent or reduce the brake wear by continuing to provide impact of a collision. regenerative braking at speeds lower than with the Creep and Roll settings. When Note: Your chosen setting is retained in your Model X stops, the brakes are Driver Profile until you manually change it. automatically applied without you having to put your foot on the brake pedal. Parking Brake Whether stopped on a flat surface or a hill, Vehicle Hold keeps the brake applied, The parking brake automatically engages provided your foot remains off the when you shift Model X into Park, and releases accelerator and brake pedals. See Vehicle when you shift into any other gear. Hold on page 76. Warning: Never rely on HOLD to adequately decelerate or fully stop your vehicle. Many factors can contribute to a longer stopping distance, including downward slopes, the low regenerative braking setting, Note: The parking brake operates on the rear and reduced or limited regenerative wheels only, and is independent of the pedal- braking (see Regenerative Braking on operated brake system. page 70). Always be prepared to use the brake pedal to adequately Warning: In snowy or icy conditions the decelerate or stop. rear wheels may not have sufficient • ROLL: When close to, or at, a complete traction to prevent Model X from sliding stop, Model X becomes free rolling like a down a slope, particularly if not using vehicle in Neutral. Therefore, if stopped on winter tires. Avoid parking on hills in a slope, Model X will roll downward. The snowy or icy conditions. You are always brake does not engage, and the motor responsible for parking safely. does not apply torque (until the Warning: Your Model X may display an accelerator pedal is pressed). alert if the road is too steep to safely park Note: If you choose CREEP or ROLL, you on, or if the parking brakes are not can still use Vehicle Hold to apply the properly engaged. These alerts are for brakes. However, you will need to briefly guidance purposes only and are not a press the brake pedal when the vehicle is substitute for the driver‡s judgment of stopped. See Vehicle Hold on page 76. safe parking conditions, including specific Warning: Press the brake pedal if Model X road or weather conditions. Do not moves when unsafe to do so. It is your depend on these alerts to determine responsibility to stay alert and be in whether or not it is safe to park at any control of the vehicle at all times. Failure location. You are always responsible for parking safely. Driving 71